Island Nursing Home redevelopment goal of Eaton bill

Island Nursing Home redevelopment goal of Eaton bill

AUGUSTA — Rep. Holly Eaton, D-Deer Isle, last week introduced a bill to provide funding to help redevelop the Island Nursing Home in Deer Isle into affordable senior housing.

Former Deer Isle nursing home gets renovated into affordable housing

The apartments are geared toward the area's essential workers and aging Mainers looking for housing on the island.

Affordable housing complex The Stella nearing capacity

The Stella, a newly developed 34-unit apartment complex at 1236 Bliss St., opened leases in February, offering 30 affordable apartment units along with community-focused amenities. As of now, 32 of the units are already occupied. “If I had 34 more, they’d all be filled. That’s how much need there is in the community,” said Tamme Cornell, property manager of The Stella. “People don’t understand that families are struggling, and they really honest…